Tess Taylor, president
of the National Association of Record Industry Professionals,
is the woman Hollywood Today calls "A walking job fair."

“How to Win Friends, Influence People
and Get a Job in the Music Business”

A Master Class your students
will love you for because they’ll learn the sales
and personal development skills to get a grip, get direction
and get a job

Meet
Tess Taylor

Tess Taylor has been a music industry professional
since 1987 and a full-time seminar leader since 1997. She has
taught classes on personal and professional fulfillment for
clients and at institutions worldwide including Harvard Business
School, UCLA Extension, Academy of Contemporary Music, Citrus
College, Berklee College of Music, Cal Poly Pomona, Learning
Annex, Los Angeles Recording Academy, New York University, Musicians
Institute, Rhythmic Music Conservatory, University of Mass.,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles City College
and University of San Francisco.

Tess’s clients have included MySpace.com,
Inside Sessions (a JV between Universal Music Group and Penguin
Putnam), The Walt Disney Company, BMG Entertainment and Concord
Records and others.

She founded the Los Angeles Music Network
and the National Association of Record Industry Professionals,
promoting ethics, education and career advancement. As president,
Tess has produced or keynoted leading industry conferences covering
every facet of the music business. Her analyses have been published
internationally.

Tess has appeared as a guest on TV and
radio shows including NPR’s Hollywood Wrap, Fox News, NBC, Pacifica
Radio’s For The Record, Leo Laporte’s Tech Talk, and German
TV’s Tagesthemen Grammy coverage. She has been featured in Billboard,
Radio & Records, The Hollywood Reporter
and Hollywood Today.

What they say
about
Tess Taylor:

“Tess was very attached to every single
person in the audience. She made it totally vulnerable, she
put everything out there. I agree with her about taking risks
and not being afraid…I like her a lot.”-- Kori Lynn, Student, Los Angeles College

“Her lectures are different from everybody
else’s because she doesn’t focus on only music but also on life.
Example: Kill your television!”-- Akiko Moritake, Student, MEIEA Conference Attendee

“Tess is real about the music industry.
It’s hard and she tells it like it is.”-- Will Hooks, Student, MEIEA Conference Attendee

“I wanted to thank you for informing me
about the Film and TV Music Conference. I made really good contacts,
and now I’m starting to work with the publishers and music supervisors
I met there.”-- Brice Davis, Paris, France

“After Tess’s lecture, all I heard from
my students was how excited they were…they all DID something,
changed something about their lives. One increased his music
production correspondence; others got together to take action
steps. All because of the motivation and tips from Tess. Best
of all? She’s not complicated. I don’t care if you’re in the
music industry, or a hog farmer, 17 or 77, a billionaire or
a starving college student. If you follow Tess’s teaching, you’re
going to get a job.”--Justin Winokur, Instructor, Cogswell PolytechnicalCollege

“Tess showed me the importance of being
focused, persistent, motivated and doing what you love instead
of wandering around aimlessly in life.”-- Ivette Jimenez, Student, Cal Poly Pomona

“Tess Taylor is a power-house. Not only
have I hired her repeatedly to speak to my graduating classes
on how to get a job in the industry, I’m also one of her students!
I took her UCLA Extension course ‘Advancing Your Career in the
Record Industry.’”-- Dr. Michael Millar, Adjunct Faculty, Music Industry
Studies, Cal Poly – Pomona, CA

“Tess Taylor is an invigorating lecturer
who conveys her passion and knowledge of the record industry
to students. She has lectured to my mass media and society class
three times, and the students have always enjoyed her presentation.
They benefit from her insights and practical tips about how
to break into the business. She really impresses my students.”
-- Jeffrey Brody, Professor of Communications
California State University, Fullerton

“I was impressed and floored at Tess’s
raw analysis of student resumes. In addition to being an immensely
achieved individual, she showed students that she is not afraid
to be brutally honest, which is a quality we rarely get to see.”-- Meredith Moll, Student & MEISA Member, University
of Massachusetts Lowell

Graduates of Tess Taylor Music
University have gotten internships, assistant, and entry-level
positions with …

… in departments ranging from A&R to artist development,
marketing, new media, digital initiatives, business & legal
affairs, copyright, sales, marketing, distribution, sponsorship,
production and so much more.

YOU’RE HIRED!

Hundreds
have been hired and thousands more inspired at Tess Taylor Music
Business University. Recent hires include:

“I continue to be impressed by the work
that Tess Taylor does. NARIP has become THE class networking
and educational organization in the record business.”--Jim Urie, President,
Universal Music & Video Distribution

“Thank you so much, this is going to help
me a bunch!”-- Josh Estrada, Student, UC Denver

“Seeing her confidence… ‘fire your flaky
friends’…I would definitely attend another Tess Taylor lecture.
She hooked it up for me at a major music conference!”-- Alex Hartleben, Student, MEIEA Conference Attendee

“Thank you for speaking to our class. You
have no idea how much information you brought into our classroom
in such a short time. My class-mates and instructor were blown
away with all of the material.”-- Greg Brown, Student, Citrus College

“Using the skills from your class, I secured
an internship this summer. The cover letter and resume writing
skills you taught were crucial to getting through doors.”-- Marcus Lindy Sortijas, Student, University of Redlands

“Thank you for speaking to our members
– everyone benefited greatly from the knowledge shared. You
added a special element to their experiences in this seminar.
It was a privilege to attend your lecture.” -- Omar Meza, President, Entertainment Industry Students
Association, University of Southern California

Is preparing a graduate for a career
in the music industry basically the same as prepping for
employment in most fields?

Or are there fundamental differences
that make selling to record executives, A&R reps,
music publishers and distributors a uniquely difficult
challenge?

Every day, job applicants
create:

Cluttered, hype-filled resumes.

Pointless portfolios that
leave out important technical information.

Deer-in-the-headlights
fear when attending an industry
function packed with people who could substantially
help their career … yet no connection is made.

No. Getting a job in the music industry
is NOT like finding a job in any other career. There are
differences … important differences.

And unless your students know what motivates
hiring managers – and how to sell into the cut-throat
world of music – it may be years before they get a foothold
in their chosen profession...

while their self-confidence slowly drains.

My name is Tess Taylor, and I know the
truth of what I’m saying first hand.

For two decades, I’ve run the largest, most active
music industry job bank in the world.

I started my career working for a concert
promoter and realized very quickly how the entire music
business is based on relationships. I also noticed that
most people aren’t good at creating and maintaining them.

Then I made the switch from marketing
music to marketing people. I realized what a vital need
there was for what I did best - the ability to meet, interact
with and form strong personal and professional relationships
with people.

The “know-how” of marketing oneself
is what turns a modest career into a great one, an average
person into one sought out by others, and sets any professional
apart from the crowd.

As my bio and testimonials in the column
at left prove, my credentials and contacts in the music
industry are unmatched by any other professional.

I’ve founded and operate two industry
organizations with global outreach - Los Angeles Music
Network and the National Association of Record Industry
Professionals.

More importantly, I teach career strategies
and music industry trends at universities, and keynote
and lecture at conferences worldwide, for example:

Now, I want to share my
best music industry job secrets with your students
in a new learning program from the Tess Taylor Music
Business University that I call: How to Win
Friends, Influence People and Get a Job in the Music
Business.

This proven half-day master class covers
vital aspects of successful student marketing into the
music industry. Let’s take a look at what we uncover ...

How
to Win Friends, Influence People
& Get a Job in the Music Business

Do students need specific or even hands-on
experience to break in? The answer may surprise you. I
share the most powerful tools for building credibility
that gets students job offers. Plus, students participate
in self-discovery and social graces
exercises they can use throughout their careers. To make
sure they know precisely what to say and do when
selling themselves into a pool of accomplished, talented
and often intimidating individuals, I discuss these topics:

5
strategies to beat out the competition and have job
offers BEFORE you graduate

Why
we're afraid to ask for what we want: the 3 most paralyzing
fears and how to overcome them

Banish
shyness and insecurity with a technique not taught
by anyone else.

A
3-step exercise to help remember names.

The
power of referrals.

Why
students don't take advantage of case studies ...
and why more of them should.

Crucial
skills for getting into the music industry.

One
simple action that can result in up to 6 times the
response to your resume.

A
method for getting your calls returned immediately.

Show
me the money! Negotiation tactics, salary ranges and
how to approach the subject of money.

How
to work your NARIP Record Industry Rolodex.

PLUS — How to
prepare an “elevator pitch” that sells you in just 15
– 30 seconds.

PLUS — My 5-part
BLOCKBUSTER resume critique … one-on-one audits that take
apart and expertly re-construct resumes in terms of design,
writing, elements and persuasion. Practical advice guaranteed
for students who submit their resumes in advance of seminar
date.

“Rolodex
the size of an SUV.”

If you’ve read Malcolm
Gladwell’s best-selling book “The Tipping
Point” then you may recognize Tess as a “super-connector.”
The concept Gladwell coined to describe that
unusual species of person who knows everybody.

“Tess Taylor is one
of the great resources of the music business.
She’s a walking job fair. She has amazing
insights into where the business is going
and combines that savvy with a Rolodex the
size of an SUV.”-- Jeffrey Jolson-Colburn, Publisher
& Editor of Hollywood Today

Three
revolutionary resource guides your students
take home when you book “How to Win Friends,
Influence People & Get a Job in the Music
Industry” Master Class:

NARIP’s Career Guide
& Resume Tips
($60 value to each student)

Land
your dream job, learn how to move up, and
other success strategies!

This jam-packed, frequently-updated 58-pager
includes bare-bones tactics on how to create
and submit your resume, sample resumes, The
Best Cover Letter Ever Written, Advice on
Entry Level Jobs, Middle Management Jobs and
Advancing Your Career, How To Respond to Requests
for Salary Requirements, Salary & Wage
Resources, Compensation Alternatives, Strategies
For Success and much more!

A Step-By-Step
Foolproof System to
Get the Internship of Your Choice
in 10 Weeks or Less!
(Priceless!)

A must-have formula that leads students through
the process of identifying, targeting and securing
the internship of their choice in 10 weeks or
less.

The secrets your
students learn will become second
nature to them…

Their newfound knowledge – as well as
their newfound strategy for building their networking
skills and relationship database – will give them a level
of confidence they never had before.

Tess
Taylor’s Music Business University
is surprising affordable.

How much does it cost to have me help
your students with their advanced marketing and personal
development education? My custom-tailored half-day seminars
have been taught from coast-to-coast, for classes of 10
to 200, fulfilling every school’s needs.

My rates are flexible and fair. Your
return on investment is evident by the number of Tess
Taylor Music Business University graduates working across
America in the music industry.

You see, most people
just want to cover the material.
I’m not happy until your students master it.

If, after your students attend Tess
Taylor’s Music University, they don’t agree that the
marketing, educational and personal development ideas
in the class are valuable …

Or if they are dissatisfied
for any reason … you’ll get a full refund. That way,
you risk nothing.

Praise
for the “How to Win Friends, Influence People
& Get a Job in the Music Industry” Master
Class:

“Information presented was invaluable.”

The information
Tess Taylor presented to my NYU class was
invaluable. Since then, many of my students
have cultivated professional relationships
with Tess and have benefited directly from
them. I wish she lived in New York City
so I could have her as a guest in every
class.-- Steve Lurie, Music Business Educator,
New York University

Why not let “How to Win Friends, Influence
People & Get a Job
in the Music Business” be the power lecture to get your
students
hired immediately?

P.S. I love this time of year. It’s
a great time to take stock and think about all the
things that will make the new year more fun and prosperous.
What
could be better than making a commitment to your students
– right now – that 2008 will be the year you ensure
they master the skills to take with them throughout
their careers? I can honestly think of no better plan
for doing it than the one in this letter. Book me
today for “How To Win Friends, Influence People and
Get A Job In The Music Industry” and you get a FREE
copy of NARIP’s 58-page Career Guide & Resume
Tips. That’s just one more reason to make that promise
to your students today.

Taylor Music
Business University is home to the Experience, Performance
and Results-driven classes and educational information
complete
with a 100% satisfaction guarantee so you can “Make your
living in music.”